Catégorie : Civil Society

Linked with Scholar Rescue in the modern world.

The Scholar Rescue Fund formalizes an unwavering commitment to academic freedom that the Institute of International Education (IIE) has demonstrated for over 85 years. At the heart of the Fund is the idea that each scholar we help who continues his or her work in safety is a beacon of hope in our world. Together we can make a difference. One life, one voice, one idea at a time. (Homepage).

General information; for scolars; for hosts; History;
Iraq Scholar Rescue Project and how to apply;
Information regarding fellowships for scholars worldwide;
Read the SRF outreach message in Arabic, Farsi, French, Spanish;
Address: Scholar Rescue Fund, Institute of International Education, 809 United Nations Plaza, New York, New York 10017-3580, USA;
Contact.

About: Around the world, scholars have long suffered harassment, torture and persecution as a result of their work. In the worst cases, scholars pay with their lives for their dedication to scholarship and freedom of thought. The Institute of International Education (IIE), an independent nonprofit, has participated in the rescue of persecuted scholars since its founding in 1919. In 2002, IIE launched the Scholar Rescue Fund (SRF) as a formalized response to this ongoing international dilemma.   Continuer la lecture de « Institute of International Education »

local choices, African voices, global forces

• The African Centre for Humanitarian Action (ACHA) is an Ethiopian-based organization that is planting the seeds of change for an African renaissance.  Building on existing knowledge and expertise, ACHA aims to unite and strengthen African civil society organisations (CSOs), through stronger partnerships, increased learning and improved advocacy, in order to achieve greater impact for vulnerable communities.
• The African Centre for Humanitarian Action (ACHA) is an Ethiopian-based organization that is planting the seeds of change for an African renaissance.  Building on existing knowledge and expertise, ACHA aims to unite and strengthen African civil society organisations (CSOs), through stronger partnerships, increased learning and improved advocacy, in order to achieve greater impact for vulnerable communities. (Homepage).

Sitemap;
Services; Membership; Resources; News & events;
Address: The African Centre for Humanitarian Action, P.O. Box 27129, Code 1000, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia;
Contact.

About: ACHA is a membership-based organization located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It coordinates and facilitates effective partnerships and service delivery between member organizations as a means of empowering them to take greater responsibility and ownership over humanitarian action on the continent.  Continuer la lecture de « African Centre for Humanitarian Action ACHA »

EHAHRDP Network – Defending Defenders

• The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP) seeks to strengthen the work of human rights defenders (HRDs) throughout the region by reducing their vulnerability to the risk of persecution and by enhancing their capacity to effectively defend human rights.
• EHAHRDP focuses its work on Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia (together with Somaliland), Sudan (together with South Sudan), Tanzania and Uganda. As of 2008 it also includes Rwanda and Burundi into its scope given their recent adhesion to the East African Community.
• … (full text Homepage).

Capacity Building; Advocacy; Staff; Current members; Partners; Jobs; Links;
Key documents; Johannesburg Declaration; Declaration on Human Rights Defenders;

• Physical address: Human Rights House, Plot 1853, Lulume Rd., Nsambya, Uganda;
• Postal address: P.O. Box 70356, Kampala, Uganda;

Contact.

About /organisational structure: The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project is designed to strengthen the work of HRDs in the region by reducing their vulnerability to the risk of persecution and by enhancing their capacity to effectively defend human rights.

Its work focuses on Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia and Somaliland, Sudan including Southern Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.   Continuer la lecture de « EAST AND HORN OF AFRICA HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS PROJECT »

freeing prisoners of conscience through legal, political and public relations advocacy

We are a non-profit, non-partisan organization that works to free prisoners of conscience worldwide through legal, political, and public relations advocacy efforts … (full text Homepage).

Campaigns; Suggest a case; Media;
Board and staff; Contribute; Links;
Address: Freedom Now, P.O. Box 30155, Bethesda, Maryland 20824-0155, USA;
Contact.

Overview: whom do we seek to represent: http://www.freedom-now.org/over.php
Freedom Now seeks to represent and secure the release of individuals who are arbitrarily deprived of their liberty.  Such individuals are often referred to as « prisoners of conscience. »   Continuer la lecture de « FREEDOM NOW »

Welcome on our bilingual database on human rights – in french and english – accessible free of charge at hrni

All pages on H.R.N.I. have the same URL, … this for sitemap, legal notices, issues, directories, instruments,  contact, about, etc … click on the internal link.

H.R.N.I. is a collection of the most important international documents related to human rights: instruments, case law, articles, bibliographic references, Internet sites, reports and human rights actors.

On the website you will find, classified by theme, full texts of judgments and decisions of the European Court of Human Rights, of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and of the UN Human Rights Committee, as well as international and regional conventions on human rights, reports of the United Nations or non-governmental organizations, scholarly articles, bibliographic references, and a portal of Internet sites on human rights and a list of actors (NGOs, universities, international organizations) playing a role in this field.   Continuer la lecture de « Human Rights Network International H.R.N.I. »